15. Préludes, Op.28: No.15 in D flat major

24. Préludes, Op.28: No.24 in D minor

Étiquette : chopin

Andrew McGregor and guests review the best recordings of classical music on BBC Radio 3. Julien’s debut album is reviewed with an extract of the Sonata n°2 Op. 35 at 1:56:00 of the podcast : http://bbc.in/2kd01T2 « You can hear the qualities Pires admires in his playing, there is a kind of meditative poetry to the Op.

‘This is great Chopin, transparent and warm at the same time, fabulously played in both the left and the right, dosed with masterful touch and filled with an inexpressible longing for something that is impossible and yet lets it materialise somehow. In short, we are in the unfathomable realm of a Lipatti, Pollini, Blechacz …

Debut Album of Julien Brocal – Read the article of Erica Jean : https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jan/12/julien-brocal-chopin-preludes-etc-cd-review-quietly-riveting This recording project devoted to Frederic Chopin‘s repertoire was obvious to me. I was very familiar with this repertory during my adolescence thanks to my teacher Erik Berchot, who transmitted to me his deep passion for this composer, and it is to